In more recent years, Helper could still be a busy place on occasion, such as in this view on October 23, 2007. A BNSF freight marches west on Main 2, while Union Pacific’s MNYPV manifest freight led by SD70M No. 4721 sits on Main 1. Over on Yard Track 1 is a set of GE helpers. In the middle and sitting in front of the enginehouse is Rio Grande No. 5371, back home in Helper after wandering around the UP system as the last Rio Grande locomotive in original paint and numbers on the railroad.
